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Oh dear. There has been some research about the effectiveness of prayer that has shown that it can have an effect - negative. Presumably it's because if someone thinks you are praying for them they worry more about their condition.
So, Collins is promoting a potential harmful therapy. Not particularly ethical, I would think.
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